The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-15
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS or EEzS TWO STATES TOLD
N PARAGRAPHS.

An Eye Witness Describes Fight Be-
tween Two Snakes-The Coming
Reunion of the Survivors of the
Forty-second Regiment Importance
OF the Farmers Convention Soon to
Meet at Atlanta.
GEORGIA
Disinfectants are to be scattered over
Sandersville.
The Griffin District Conference convenes
in GAINESVILLE on July 81.
There is great deal of timber being
RATED at Dublin awaiting for rise i'll the
river
Ebenezer College, Cochran, enrolled
about 100 pupils for the first term, just
closed.
]. P. Lairsey, of Pulaski county, has ex-
hihited tomato weighing one and one
quarter pounds.
J. I. Geiger, of Alapaha, has been award
ed the contract to build the new Masonic
lodge at Irwinville.
There is to be naval stores convention
held in Brunswick some time during the
latter part of the month.
The increase in State and county taxable
property in Griffin district of Spalding
county the past year is ST3, 423.
There are los cotton mills in the South.
Georgia heads the list with &C. Tennessee
comes next with % and Alabama 20.
On Lawrence street, Marietta, there are
five wells of water near each Other-one
pure freestone, one iron, two alum and one
limestone.
A United States prisoner named Dooley,
out on yard bond, at Marietta, took his de
parture last Monday without leave from the
Jail at this place. He lives in Habersham
county
At Palmetto Tuesday Charlie Phillips, the
negro whom Joe White shot about ten days
ago, died. An effort will be made to get
the Governor to offer a reward for White,
as he is an extremely bad character and
likely to do other mischief at any time The
negro girl that White shot at the same time
is getting well
Capt James G. Hughes Superintendent
of the National Cemetery at Marietta, has
been transferred to the National Cemetery
at Memphis, Tenn. and will leave this week
TO take charge. 1t is the custom to make a
change every four years, but owing to a
friends favors he has been kept at this place
ever since the cemetery was established.
On Wednesday the Peoples National
Bank, of this city, declared a semi-annual
dividend of 5 per cent. on the capital stock
aggregatShg 81, 500 In addition to this
dividend they carried $500 over to the sur
plus funds, still leaving $500 as undivided
profits After paying all expenses, 16 per
cent. net profit is very fine six months
work
The annual meeting of the Grand Lodge
of the Independent Order of Good Templars
will convene in Augusta on July26 Among
those who have been invited and are ex-
pected to attend in addition to the Grand
Chief Templar, the Rev j. b. Hawthorne,
OF Atlanta, are Gov. Colquitt, DR. FELTON,,
Hon. j. j. Hickman and W. B. Hill The
session will probably occupy two days.
Americas Recorder: Those of our citi-
zens who planted German millet this sum-
mer after harvesting their oat crops struck
1t right. The seasons have been very favor
able for millet, the recent rains causing 1t
TO grow rapidly, and the many fields of it
about town are looking very fine. This is
one of the best of the small crops that grow
here, and nothing is relished more by stock
Walton county went wet Wednesday by
large majority. The negroes voted almost
solidly for liquor. There have been no re-
tail saloons in the county for over two wears
only about half dozen places in the
county where liquor is sold by the gallon.
A great many men who oppose the sale of
liquor are satisfied to let it be sold by the
gallon. This is the explanation of the pro-
hibition defeat.
At Ellaville Wednesday Judge Fort con-
vened the Superior Court to try criminal
cases. The noted case of the State VS..
Charles Blackman, who is charged with the
otfense of murder, was called and both par
ties announced ready. Notwithstanding
this case has been twice tried, jury was
impaneled by o'clock Backman is
charged with the murder of S. j. Tondee,
on Nov. 6. 1885.
NJ. A. Virgins, a railroad man, started
from Albany for Atlanta a few days ago,
having in charge James jenkins, a negro
fugitive from the penitentiary, for whose
capture reward of 800 was offered. As
Yet nothing has been heard of Virgins or
Jenkins at the office of the principal keeper
of the penitentlary 1t is feared that the
prisoner may have escaped and that Wig
gins may have been murdered
Americas Recorder: As yet we have not
heard of the appearance of the caterpillar
anywhere within this or the surrounding
counties, and it is to be hoped that the
farmers will not be afflicted by these pests
at all this year. Even should they appear
now II would be at least six weeks before
they would be large enough to do any ma
terlal damage and by that time a large
crop will have already matured.
George Harry Sylvis, a machinist, work
ing at Briesnick's foundry at Brunswick
had his eye knocked out few days ago.
He was dressing drill on the anvil when
ne nv IL an uItoFtuHaUe dow Unat sent IL
upward with a whirling motion The sharp
end struck him just underneath the eve
and Jerked that organ entirely from the
socket II was replaced in position by DR.
Tucker in the hope that it might again
assume it's functions.
Marietta Journal: During the rainy spell
last week u Cobb county farmer remarked
that "all the cotton blooms rained on be-
tween blooming and the time the blooms
closes up in the afternoon would drop off
when they fruited into bolls" The reason
he gave was that 1.-The bloom possesses a kind
of glue that causes it to adhere so closely To
the boil that it cannot'slied said bloom, con
sequently it decays and sheds Off" He saws
those blooms with the cup turned down DO
not catch the rain, and therefore doesn't
drop off.
Mrs. j. F. Hollis, of Buena Vista, was on
a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Il. TAYLOR. in
Lee county, last week. One day while there
duFing rain she was standing in the door
observing the clouds, dog was lying asleep
ON the veranda near her feet, when a sudden
fash of lightning seemed to envelope her in
flame As it passed away the dog was
found quivering in the throes of death.
while the lady wits unframed, not even sus-
tanning severe shock, but she experienced
severe fright after comprehending her
miraculous escape.
On July % the survivors of the Forty
second Georgia regiment viii hold their re-
union at Grant Park. Atlanta Gov. Cor